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The following is a list of hormones found in Humans. Spelling is not uniform for many hormones. Spelling is not uniform for many hormones. For example, current North American and international usage uses [ citation needed ] estrogen and gonadotropin, while British usage retains the Greek digraph in oestrogen and favours the earlier spelling ...
Ghrelin (/ ˈ ɡ r ɛ l ɪ n /; or lenomorelin, INN) is a hormone primarily produced by enteroendocrine cells of the gastrointestinal tract, especially the stomach, [5] [6] and is often called a "hunger hormone" because it increases the drive to eat. [6] Blood levels of ghrelin are highest before meals when hungry, returning to lower levels ...
Hormone or peptide Major tissue locations in the gut Principal known actions Bombesin: Throughout the gut and pancreas: Stimulates release of cholecystokinin (CCK) and gastrin Calcitonin gene-related peptide: Enteric nerves: Unclear Chromogranin A: Neuroendocrine cells: Secretory protein Enkephalins: Stomach, duodenum: Opiate-like actions ...
Hormones are involved in regulating body weight and the ability to achieve weight loss. Especially for women, they fluctuate throughout your menstrual cycle and during various life stages, like ...
A myokine is one of several hundred cytokines or other small proteins (~5–20 kDa) and proteoglycan peptides that are produced and released by skeletal muscle cells (muscle fibers) in response to muscular contractions. [1] They have autocrine, paracrine and/or endocrine effects; [2] their systemic effects occur at picomolar concentrations. [3] [4]
Local hormones are produced by nerve and gland cells and bind to either neighboring cells or the same type of cell that produced them. Local hormones are activated and inactivated quickly. [1] They are released during physical work and exercise. They mainly control smooth and vascular muscle dilation. [2] Strength of response is dependent upon ...
Releasing hormones and inhibiting hormones are hormones whose main purpose is to control the release of other hormones, either by stimulating or inhibiting their release. They are also called liberins ( / ˈ l ɪ b ə r ɪ n z / ) and statins ( / ˈ s t æ t ɪ n z / ) (respectively), or releasing factors and inhibiting factors .
Cortisol is a steroid hormone in the glucocorticoid class of hormones and a stress hormone. When used as medication, it is known as hydrocortisone. It is produced in many animals, mainly by the zona fasciculata of the adrenal cortex in an adrenal gland. [1] In other tissues, it is produced in lower quantities. [2]